There are 8 ways to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
7h 18mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Union Square Bus StationUkn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
25h 3m£53–124Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chesterfield to AberdeenExeter St Davids - Aberdeen / ...
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
21h 12m£173–266Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
7h 43mTrain to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Norwich
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
13h 54mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
8h 43mTrain, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
21h 14m£74–300Bus, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station180
- Take the bus from George Street to AdelphiE1
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry TerminalNl2
26h 7m
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £50 - £130 and takes 25h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick is to train and ferry which takes 21h 12m and costs £170 - £270.
The distance between Chesterfield and Lerwick is 618 miles.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 12m and costs £170 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 82+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Chesterfield, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chesterfield to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chesterfield to Esplanade via Aberdeen, Aberdeen Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, and Shetland Hotel in around 21h 12m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–650
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen, Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–380
Train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–85
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- +44 1950 477573
- jagdnicolson@btinternet.com
- Website
- nicolsonsgroup.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- JA+GD Nicolson
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Adelphi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £23–28
- Peak
- £35–45
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